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India dispatch: Central Government plan to decide what constitutes ‘fake news’ draws criticism from journalists

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India dispatch: Central Government plan to decide what constitutes ‘fake news’ draws criticism from journalists

Rishadbh Yadav | Faculty of Law U. Delhi, IN

January 21, 2023 04:19:05 pm

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Rishabh Yadav, a postgraduate law student at the University of Delhi. The Central Government of India recently released a draft of the amended Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules) which, [...]

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